Web 2.0 technologies allow for new approaches to learning and teaching such as creating and sharing work, collecting and remixing content from different sources, and collaborating with others globally. Learners can take advantage of opportunities for discovery through searching, building on previous work, and serendipitous findings, potentially forming learning networks with peers before even joining a course. Institutions may need to facilitate these learner-driven networks rather than solely providing traditional courses.

1. Web2.0 a learning and teaching viewpoint Scott Wilson, CETIS This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence http://www.cetis.ac.uk/members/scott/foaf.rdf